H.R. 5439
119th Congress
House
Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model und… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Sep 16, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 17, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4374-4375)
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
28
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- KELLEN COMPANY
- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.
- ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP
- AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
- MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Cosponsors
36
D
Randall, Emily
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Ross, Deborah K.
D
Dexter, Maxine
D
Kaptur, Marcy
R
Lawler, Michael
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Torres, Ritchie
D
Williams, Nikema
D
Davids, Sharice
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Raskin, Jamie
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
D
Thompson, Mike
D
Carson, André
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Sewell, Terri A.
D
Evans, Dwight
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
D
Pingree, Chellie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5439: Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5439/
"H.R. 5439: Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5439/.
H.R. 5439, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5439/.
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